The Catapult In-Orbit Demonstration Programme

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1 CATAPULT OPEN The Catapult In-Orbit Demonstration Programme How to take advantage of Catapult flight opportunities Chris Brunskill, Graeme Taylor 14 August 2017

2 Contents What is the IOD programme? Developing an IOD mission application Sensor City workshop opportunity

3 How the IOD programme can help you IOD is an opportunity to take advantage of the markets opened by the space sector Upstream technology, i.e. the flight element, includes sensors and other mission-enabling technology Downstream technology, i.e. the services, are the applications that can open cross-sector markets The Catapult role in IOD is to facilitate the flight of technologies that enable new satellite services for specific commercial opportunities To accelerate this, Catapult has procured a series of CubeSat (3U) and launches, to be awarded to candidates with novel applications and enabling technologies Our primary goal is to identify enabling technology, business cases and market opportunities and demonstrate them through our IOD programme

4 New services: what are the opportunities? Demonstrate how owning a satellite drives your business Prove the commercial viability of your spaceflight-based business Bring problem and solution Reduced cost of access to data Mitigate the need for constraining third party supplier agreements Have a problem but don t know the solution could be satellite enabled Added flexibility of accessing your data when you need to and how you need to No dependency on awkward supplier APIs, contracts, brokerage or other data access processes Improvement/optimisation of an existing solution/idea

5 What can I do with a CubeSat mission? What you can do Telecoms applications M2M for ISL IoT monitoring in remote areas AIS/ADS-B Remote sensing applications Space weather Atmospheric composition Land use mapping Ocean environment monitoring What you can t do Platform constraints Limited in data throughput Low power applications only Imaging constrained by aperture diameter Orbit/mission constraints Single platform gives limited revisit rate (nominally up to one week worst case) Low inclination orbit (i.e. no polar coverage) Long duration missions (6-month nominal mission length)

6 Example hot topics in satellite services Waste management Response to migration ADS-B Alpine region services Transport Tourism Energy Environmental monitoring Critical infrastructure Water Food Energy Telecommunication infrastructure Health and well-being Environmental protection Satcom applications ehealth (surveillance and diagnostics) Security (cyber, resilience) Transport (railway, UAV) Consumer Applications (digital cinema, AR) Emergency (coordination) Capacity building (community development) elearning (remote learning) egovernment (data trunking) Energy (remote meter readings and site monitoring) Media (remote news streaming) Ref.

7 IOD Programme Open to any company or consortium that can demonstrate a clear return on investment for a mission and a route to market. Payload Developers Satellite Operators Service Providers End-Users Primary focus on delivering new data, communications and downstream services for terrestrial applications Satellite Services Value Chain

8 IOD Opportunity Payload Developers Demonstrate your technology works in space. IOD can help you: Engage with satellite operators, service providers and potential customers. Develop a business case for new missions by understanding the applications of your payload.

9 IOD Opportunity Satellite Operators Demonstrate end-to-end capability of your space asset IOD can help you: Engage with technology providers, service providers and potential customers Develop a business case for satellite application Explore the operational requirements for service operators

10 IOD Opportunity Service Providers Alpha test your service with a live space asset IOD can help you: Find the enabling payload provider and potential new customers to expand your service offering. Develop a business case for your mission. Access facilities to process data and build the service platform.

11 IOD Opportunity End-Users Shape the space services that could support your business IOD can help you: Discover and define new service opportunities that can provide a competitive edge Collaborate with the right mission consortium

12 IOD Commitment The level of commitment will vary according to the scope of the mission. Consortium Contribution Programme Contribution We can help with finding funding mechanisms to support your idea. Financial commitment Your vision and plans Support with IP exploitation Business support Operations Satellite operations infrastructure Integration support Payload FM and EM Launch Satellite platform

13 IOD Journey Low cost, fast track testing of your technology or service in space. 12 to 18 months from mission acceptance to launch. Payload FM Satellite FM 3 months 6 months 3 months P/L dev. AITV NRCSD First launch planned for Spring Launch 2 months 7 months ISS LEOP & IOC Operations EOL Indicative timeline Image produced thanks to AGI/STK tool

14 IOD Selection process IOD mission proposals are presented to the IOD Board for mission selection. We can help direct you to other potential IOD vehicles. Board selection & contract signature Service Endusers DISCOVER Operators DEFINE Mission definition Mission definition Mission definition DEVELOP Satellite Satellite Technologies Compile a mission concept document and exploitation plan Enter agreement w ith the Catapult Initial engagement w ith the Catapult Launch DELIVER Catapult IOD will not be the right vehicle for all the concepts. Service Service Other vehicles: bespoke IOD services, existing satellite assets, etc.

15 IOD proposals - What do we want to see A clear commercial opportunity that can be exploited as a service through a new on-orbit capability A mission concept definition A strong technical case to demonstrate the end-to-end service architecture A strong business case and viable business model to exploit the new capability Clear commitment to deliver: Any necessary flight hardware (i.e. a payload) Terrestrial service infrastructure (data storage, processing, dissemination, etc) Financial contribution for operations A UK-based presence that will create jobs and revenue

16 Technical case 1. Service concept 2. End-to-end system architecture 3. Description of the space segment, including Payload description and compatibility compliance Suitability of the target orbit and launch date ConOps 4. Description of the ground segment, including Specific uplink and downlink requirements, e.g. data transfer, timeliness, etc. Any associated link budgets

17 Technical case 5. Description of the user segment If you are using terminals, how will they be integrated into the service system Data processing, storage and dissemination infrastructure End-user or machine-interface applications 6. Service system status to date 7. Development plan 8. Delivery schedule 9. Risk register

18 Business case 1. Definition of the business opportunity 2. Market analysis, including Addressable size, scope for disruption, etc 3. Market differentiators 4. How the IOD will demonstrate the service opportunity 5. Value chain analysis and identification of other partners/stakeholders/subcontractors 6. Traction 7. Route to market and how IOD addresses the challenges 8. Commercial risks and success criteria 9. Relevant skills, experience and facilities 10. Benefits to the UK

19 14 September Workshop programme We will be attending on the 14 th September to present IOD to the Sensor City community We will run an afternoon workshop for any organisations with an interest in IOD or learning more about using space as a route to market The session will develop mission concepts based on the IOD technical and business criteria described above Catapult experts will be on-hand to guide you The aims are To understand the requirements in defining a good mission concept that could be used for an IOD activity To follow the template documents we use for our IOD Programme to understand where future gaps exist in the exploitation/commercialisation opportunities For IOD-related queries please contact iod@sa.catapult.org.uk For queries regarding the Sensor City workshop please contact marketing@sa.catapult.org.uk

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